{"id":659956,"date":"2026-04-03T01:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/659956\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T01:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T01:34:15","slug":"rockies-place-jose-quintana-on-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/659956\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockies Place Jose Quintana On Injured List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rockies announced they\u2019ve placed starter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/q\/quintjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-02_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jose Quintana<\/a> on the 15-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. The move is retroactive to March 30, meaning he\u2019ll be eligible to return on April 14. Colorado recalled righty\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bellova01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-02_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Valente Bellozo<\/a> from Triple-A Albuquerque in a corresponding move.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado also optioned infielder\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rittery01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-02_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ryan Ritter<\/a> this evening. They haven\u2019t replaced him on the active roster but will do so tomorrow. Outfielder\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/moniami01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-02_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mickey Moniak<\/a> will be eligible for reinstatement from his 10-day injured list stint; he\u2019ll presumably be the corresponding move.<\/p>\n<p>The Rox are idle tonight before hosting Philadelphia for a three-game weekend series. Teams don\u2019t typically announce minor transactions like this during off days. Injured list placements can be backdated by a maximum of three days, however, so the Rox would have delayed Quintana\u2019s eligibility for reinstatement if they waited to make that move until tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Quintana made his team debut on Monday against the Marlins. He allowed four hits and walked four batters in 4 1\/3 innings. The veteran southpaw mostly managed to work around the traffic and only allowed two runs. He departed with a one-run lead, though Miami would win 4-3 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/caissow01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-02_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Owen Caissie\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0walk-off two-run homer with two outs in the ninth.<\/p>\n<p>There was no indication that Quintana was injured during the game. It\u2019s unclear if the issue developed during a midweek throwing session.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lorenmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-02_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael Lorenzen<\/a> will open the series against\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nolaaa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-02_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aaron Nola<\/a> tomorrow. Quintana was slated to oppose\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/luzarje01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-02_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jes\u00fas Luzardo<\/a> on Saturday evening. Bellozo would be on six days rest after throwing three Triple-A frames on Sunday. He could step into Quintana\u2019s rotation spot or work in long relief if they want to give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dollach01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-04-02_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chase Dollander<\/a> a couple turns as a starter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rockies announced they\u2019ve placed starter\u00a0Jose Quintana on the 15-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. 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